سيارة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| س ي ر (s y r) |
| 8 terms |
Etymology
Tool noun formed from the characteristic adjective of سَارَ (sāra, “to move, to travel”), as سَيَّار (sayyār, “moving frequently”) + ـَة (-a). cognate to the Hebrew root סי"ר
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saj.jaː.ra/
Audio: (file)
Noun
سَيَّارَة • (sayyāra) f (plural سَيَّارَات (sayyārāt))
- automobile, car, motorcar
- (collective) caravan, travellers
- Synonym: قَافِلَة (qāfila)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 12:19:
- وَجَاءَتْ سَيَّارَةٌ فَأَرْسَلُوا وَارِدَهُمْ فَأَدْلَى دَلْوَهُ قَالَ يَا بُشْرَى هَٰذَا غُلَامٌ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَاعَةً وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ
- wa-jāʔat sayyāratun fa-ʔarsalū wāridahum fa-ʔadlā dalwahu qāla yā bušrā hāḏā ḡulāmun wa-ʔasarrūhu biḍāʕatan wa-l-lahu ʕalīmun bi-mā yaʕmalūna
- And there came some travellers, and they sent their water-boy who let down his bucket into the well. He cried out, “Oh, what a great find! Here is a boy!” And they took him secretly ˹to be sold˺ as merchandise, but Allah is All-Knowing of what they did.
- (dated) ellipsis of كَوْكَب سَيَّار (kawkab sayyār, “planet”)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَيَّارَة sayyāra |
السَّيَّارَة as-sayyāra |
سَيَّارَة sayyārat |
| nominative | سَيَّارَةٌ sayyāratun |
السَّيَّارَةُ as-sayyāratu |
سَيَّارَةُ sayyāratu |
| accusative | سَيَّارَةً sayyāratan |
السَّيَّارَةَ as-sayyārata |
سَيَّارَةَ sayyārata |
| genitive | سَيَّارَةٍ sayyāratin |
السَّيَّارَةِ as-sayyārati |
سَيَّارَةِ sayyārati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | سَيَّارَتَيْن sayyāratayn |
السَّيَّارَتَيْن as-sayyāratayn |
سَيَّارَتَيْ sayyāratay |
| nominative | سَيَّارَتَانِ sayyāratāni |
السَّيَّارَتَانِ as-sayyāratāni |
سَيَّارَتَا sayyāratā |
| accusative | سَيَّارَتَيْنِ sayyāratayni |
السَّيَّارَتَيْنِ as-sayyāratayni |
سَيَّارَتَيْ sayyāratay |
| genitive | سَيَّارَتَيْنِ sayyāratayni |
السَّيَّارَتَيْنِ as-sayyāratayni |
سَيَّارَتَيْ sayyāratay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | سَيَّارَات sayyārāt |
السَّيَّارَات as-sayyārāt |
سَيَّارَات sayyārāt |
| nominative | سَيَّارَاتٌ sayyārātun |
السَّيَّارَاتُ as-sayyārātu |
سَيَّارَاتُ sayyārātu |
| accusative | سَيَّارَاتٍ sayyārātin |
السَّيَّارَاتِ as-sayyārāti |
سَيَّارَاتِ sayyārāti |
| genitive | سَيَّارَاتٍ sayyārātin |
السَّيَّارَاتِ as-sayyārāti |
سَيَّارَاتِ sayyārāti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: səyyarə
- → Chagatai: سیاره
- → Ottoman Turkish: سیاره (seyyâre)
- → Persian: سیاره (sayyâre)
- → Urdu: سیارہ (sayyārā)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سيار”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “سير”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic سَيَّارَة (sayyāra).
Pronunciation
Noun
سيارة • (sayyāra) f (construct state سيارة (sayyārat), plural سيايير (siyāyīr) or سيارات (sayyārāt))
- car, automobile, motorcar
- امس وديت السيارة القراج عشان يغيرون الزيت.
- I took the car to the mechanic yesterday to change the oil
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| س ي ر |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic سَيَّارَة (sayyāra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saj.jaː.ra/
Noun
سيّارة • (sayyāra) f (plural سيّارات (sayyārāt))
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| س ي ر |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic سَيَّارَة (sayyāra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saj.jaː.ra/, [sajˈjɑː.rɑ]
Audio (Amman): (file)
Noun
سيّارة • (sayyāra) f (plural سيّارات (sayyārāt))